Harness attachment



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C. H. STOODY.

HARNESS ATTACHMENT.

No. 571,808. Patented Nov. Z4, 1896.

UNTTnn STnTns PATnNT @einen @HARLEY HENRY SOODY, OF RIPLEY, OHIO.

HARNESS TTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 571,808, dated November 24, 1896.

Application filed April 30, 1896; Serial llo. 589,708. (llo model.)

To @ZZ whom' 'fsm/j concer/.1:

Be it known that l, @HARLEY Muni-:if STOODY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ripley, in the county of Brown and State of Ollio, have invented a new and useful HarnessAttachment, of which ilie following is a specification.

This invention is designed to give freedom to horses when pulling uphill, drinking, or for any desired purpose Without requiring the person to leave the vehicle for the purpose of releasing the clieekrein and again fastgning the saine.

For a full umlersianding of the merits and advantages of the invention reference is 1,0 be bad to theaocompan ying drawin and the following deseription.

The improvement is susceptible ol various changes in the forni, proportion, and the minor details of construction Without departing from the principle or sacrioing any of the advantages thereof, an d io a full d iselosn re of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in tbe aeeompanying drawings, in \vliicli Figure l is a detail view showing the in ven- Jtion applied. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the elieoli-liook,sl1owing the resetting-strap in locked relation. Fig. 3 isa View similar to Fig. 2, showing ille releasing-strap as it will appear when subjected to tension and the resettingstrap released. Fig. l is a detail view in perspective of the elieelehoolc having the latcli removed. Fig. 5 is a per- Spee-tive View of the lateli and its actuatingspring.

Corresponding and like parte are referred to in thefollowing description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawings by the saine referencecharacters.

The eheekeliool: l is secured to the harnesssaddie or the tree thereof in any of the usual ways and is provided at its free end with a box-loop 2 and parallel ears 3, the rear end o the box-loop aringupivardlyor away from the base of tlie book to prevent catching the button -l of the resettingstrap 5. The latch G has its butt portion bored or otherwise constructed to receive a pin 7, by means ol which a pivotal connection is secured between the latch and the ears 3, the said butt portion of the latch iitting snugly between the ears 3. The rear end of the laten is adapted to engage with tbe 'front end oi the bon-loop 2 and projects within the latter a suilieient distance to en ge. with the button e and prevent the forward movement oli' the resetting-strap 5 when the latter is in locked relation. Arms S are provided at the sides of the latch G and extend along the sides of lille box-loop and in the rear ol the ears 3 and terminate about niidwa5y between the base of the clieel; -liooli and the boxloop. These arms S are connected by parallel cross-bars O and l0. The releasing-strap llis fastened to the cross-bar l0 and when drawn upon withdraws the rear end el the latell 6 from out of the path of the button 4, whereby the resetting-strap being liberated can move forward when pulled upon. A spring l2 is mounted upon the cross-bar i) and is formed of a n'ire wliieli is doubled upon itself and is formed into side coils ii'liermediate of its ends, the coils receivin lille cross-bar 9 and the terminal portions eiigaging, respectively, With the box-loop i2 and tbe cross-bar l0, whereby the spring is prevented from turning upon the cross-bar S) and is at all limes subjected to tension.

The cheek-hooi; being secured to the han ness-saddle in any convenient Way, and the elieekrein 13 being engaged willi the resetting-strap 5 by means ot a snap-hook 14, or in any other desired Way, and bot-l1 the relea sing and the resetting' straps being buckled or otherwise attached to the reins l5 and 16, the device will be in operative relation substantially as slion'n in Fig. l. Then the elieekrein is subjected to tension, the button l is in engagement with the lateli 6. If it be required to release tlie clieokrein to give freedom to tbe animal, the rein having connection with the releasing-strap is pulled upon, thereby withdrawing the late-l1 from in front of the button l, and the animal drawing upon the clieekrein will Cause the resetting-strap to inove forward. rlhe animal. is reined up by drawing upon tlie resetting-strap until the button e passes beneath the lateh G and is engaged thereby, the pull upon the resetting strap being effected by drawin g upon the opposite driving-rein.

Having tlius described the invention, what is claimed as new is l. In a check-hook, a boxloop at the free end of the bill, and a lateli located in front of the box-loop and forming With the front portion of the bill a space corresponding With the box-loop, and having its rear end extending across the space of the said box-loop, the free end of the latch projecting into the space formed between the bill and shank of the check-hook, substantially as set forth.

2.V In a check-hook, a box-loop provided at the free end of the bill, outwardly-extending ears located in front of the box-loop, a latch having pivotal connection With the said ears and forming With the front portion of the bill a space corresponding Wit-h the box-loop, said latch havingits rear end projecting across the space of the said box-loop and havingits free end extending into the space formed between the bill and Shank, and aspring for normally holding the latch in proper position, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In combination, a check-hook having a box-loop at its free end which is made iiaring, and a spring-actuated latch having pivotal connection with the check-hook and having parallel arms which extend along the sides of the Vbox-loop and are adapted to have a releasing-strap connected therewith, substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

1l. In combination, a check-hook having a box-loop at its free end and parallel ears, a latch having pivotal connection With the ears and extending into the space of the box-loop, and formed with parallel arms which extend along the sides of the box-loop and in the rear of the aforesaid ears, and are adapted to have a releasing-strap connected therewith, substantially Vas and for the purpose set forth.

` 5. In combination, a check-hook having parallel ears and a box-loop at its free end, a latch having pivotal connection with the ears and formed With parallel arms Which extend along the sides of the box-loop, a cross-bar connecting the parallel arms, and a spring mounted upon the cross-bar and exerting a pressure against the box-loop to hold thelatch closed, substantially as set forth.

6. In combination, a check-hook having parallel ears and a box-loop at its free end, a latch having pivotal connection with the said -ears and having parallel arms to extend along the sides of the box-loop, cross-bars extending in parallel relation and connecting the end portions of the parallel arms, a spring mounted upon the upper cross-bar and having its terminal portions engaging with the box-loop and lower cross-bar, a resetting-strap adapted to operate through the box-loop and provided with a button, and a releasing-strap having connection With the lower cross-bar of the latch, substantially as set forth for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of tivo Witnesses.

@HARLEY HENRY STOODY.

XVitnesses:

EMIL SINN, CLINTON C. TORRENCE. 

